S5440-118

Introduced

To amend the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 to provide that the President shall appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, the Chief of the Forest Service.

118th Congress Introduced Dec 5, 2024

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 to provide that the President shall appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, the Chief of the Forest Service., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users. The main policy domain is Environment, Government Operations, Energy.

Who Benefits and How

environmental regulators and natural-resource users may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, environmental regulators and natural-resource users may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section S1: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Forest Service Accountability Act.
  • Section idb44a04c44b5f416699b7884ecafffda2: 2. Chief of the Forest Service Subtitle E of the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 6961) is amended by adding at the end the...
  • Section id4328F597836946DF8A2B9BCB886DFB44: 246. Chief of the Forest Service The President shall appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, the Chief of the Forest Service. An individual...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 to provide that the President shall appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, the Chief of the Forest Service., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users.

Key Policy Areas

Environment, Government Operations, Energy

Primary Purpose

This bill, To amend the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 to provide that the President shall appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, the Chief of the Forest Service., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users.

Policy Domains

Environment Government Operations Energy

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • environmental regulators and natural-resource users
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environmental regulators and natural-resource users: ,
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • environmental regulators and natural-resource users
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environmental regulators and natural-resource users: ,

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Dec 5, 2024

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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Environment Government Operations Energy
Actor Mappings
"federal_implementing_agencies"
→ Federal agencies assigned duties by the bill

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